Factors affecting soil acidification under legumes. III. Acid production by N2-fixing legumes as influenced by nitrate supply

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 513-521

  Tang, C ^a   Unkovich, M J ^a   Bowden, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ash alkalinity; Excess cations; N2 fixation; Nitrate supply; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIUM; LEACHING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT USE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

CICER ARIENTINUM; LATHYRUS SATIVUS; LUPINUS ALBUS; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; LUPINUS LUTEUS; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0032717365     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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